City provides support for Mitchells Plain Titans Athletic Club Half Marathon | City provides support for Mitchells Plain Titans Athletic Club Half Marathon | | <img alt="" src="https://resource.capetown.gov.za/cityassets/PublishingImages/Staying%20Healthy%20Header.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | <p>The City of Cape Town is a proud sponsor of the Mitchells Plain Titans Athletic Club Half Marathon taking place over the weekend. The race event, in its 11th year, is expecting approximately 3 000 runners on Saturday 19 November 2022.<br></p> | <div>Approximately 3 000 runners will take on the 21km half-marathon, a 10km race and a 5km Fun Run. </div><div><br></div><div>The annual road race event is a voyage around some of Mitchells Plain’s iconic streets, beachfront and Strandfontein, before finishing at the Rocklands Sports Field. </div><div><br></div><div>Organised by the Mitchells Plain Titans Athletic Club, the event has over the last decade promoted a healthy lifestyle, helped stimulate the area’s economy by supporting local suppliers and fostered social cohesion through running. </div><div><br></div><div>‘The City of Cape Town is proud to be supporting the Mitchells Plain Titans Athletic Club. It is events such as these that not only bring people together for a common goal, but make an immense contribution to community development in that they create trading opportunities for local entrepreneurs and give visitors a glimpse of Mitchells Plain’s beauty. </div><div><br></div><div>‘The City will be deploying some of our Safety and Security personnel including Traffic Services to ensure the safety of participants and spectators, while also ensuring traffic flow is managed for minimal disruptions for other road users,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security Alderman JP Smith. </div><div><br></div><div>The event starts at 06:00. <br></div><div><br></div><div>As a result of the event, there will be traffic interruptions and lane restrictions in some parts of Mitchells Plain and Strandfontein on Saturday, 19 November 2022. </div><div><br></div><div>The complete list of road closures is available here: <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"century gothic", sans-serif;"><a href="http://bit.ly/3Efz74n"><span style="color:windowtext;">http://bit.ly/3Efz74n</span></a></span><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>End</strong><br></div><p><br></p> | 2022-11-15T22:00:00Z | GP0|#1d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70;L0|#01d539e44-7c8c-4646-887d-386dc1d95d70|City news;GTSet|#62efe227-07aa-45e7-944c-ceebacca891d | | | | | GP0|#f9891347-9853-4a33-be46-2fd52a61e835;L0|#0f9891347-9853-4a33-be46-2fd52a61e835|events;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#1e22bd05-436c-478f-9775-1e3b3492c8bc;L0|#01e22bd05-436c-478f-9775-1e3b3492c8bc|Marathon;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb;GP0|#792a36fa-9d0a-4f24-9f63-98557db59729;L0|#0792a36fa-9d0a-4f24-9f63-98557db59729|Mitchells Plain;GTSet|#2e3de6c1-9951-4747-8f53-470629a399bb | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |